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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-17-2022Paducah Transit Authority Board of Directors Meeting Minutes August 17, 2022 SCANMED oZ,--aoZ CALL TO ORDER The monthly meeting of the Paducah Transit Authority (PTA) was called to order by Vice Chair —Tommy Whittemore at 3:01p.m. Members present were Chip Bohle, Mark Davis, Zach Hosman, and Patrick White. Executive Director — Arthur Boykin, Assistant Director Jeremi Bumpus, and Chuck Simpson - Human Resources Director / Secretary to the Board Vice Chair — Tommy Whittemore led the Board in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance • Public Comments: N/A REVIEW OF MINUTES Following the review of the July, 2022 minutes Mr. Chip Bohle made a motion to accept the July meeting minutes. Mr. Mark Davis moved to second the motion and it passed with all members voting yes. REVIEW OF STATISTICAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS • Mr. Boykin informed the Board that the statistics will be available again in the traditional format again in September. PATS has hired a new staff accounting professional and she will start on September 6a'. A review of the cash flow chart and the Greyhound ACH transfers was then presented to the Board. Arthur then provided a summary review of the P&L, noting the revised monthly health insurance expenses were reduced following the transition away from the former self-funded plan. Operating wages/ salaries were up due to the overtime utilizing current staffing to maintain services. Fixed route wages/salaries were down due to the Operations Manager helping to cover fixed route staffing as well as the temporary need to suspend the Trolley service due to staffing at this time. There was no need to call for a motion to seek Board approval at this time due to the limited information presented. MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Boykin informed the Board about the following transit business: • July ridership was reported to be at 15,000+ rides, however, Arthur noted that he did not anticipate that number would adequately reflect the year end projection due to current limits on transportation because of staffing at this time. • McCracken County Convention Center — billboard advertising proposal was approved by KY -OTD. The agreement is now to be drafted and presented to the Board when ready. • Job Fair — Jermi Bumpus informed the Board of an upcoming job fair that he intends to attend on behalf of PATS to further promote the agency. OLD BUSINESS 1. KDAQ Contract —approved, site set up to begin soon. 2. Greyhound Update — transportation funding should be paid out by the end of the calendar year. 3. Banking Proposals — Mr. Jeremi Bumpus reported that after reviewing all four proposals, it was that there was no benefit to PATS at this time to transfer banking services at this time. Arthur then informed the Board that it was also his recommendation to remain with US Bank at this time. NEW BUSINESS 1 McCracken County Convention Center property lease: as previously mentioned there is no formal contract at this time. It is assumed that it will be available for Board review in September. 2 Review of the June Bank Reconciliation: Arthur provided a review of the vendor statement for July, and noted that the complete standard monthly reports will again be available in the September Board meeting. Due to the limited review, there was no call for a motion for Board approval. 3 Next Board Meeting: September 21 st at 3p.m. 4 Adjourn — Mr. Zach Hosman motioned to adjourn the meeting and Mr. Chip Bohle moved to second the motion. Meeting adjourned. 11